Henry St George, the younger
Sir Henry St George, the younger | |
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Born | 1625 England, United Kingdom |
Died | 1715 (aged 89–90) England, United Kingdom |
Occupation | Officer of arms |
Relatives | Henry St George |
Sir Henry St George, the younger (July 1625 โ 12 August 1715), was an English officer of arms. He was a younger son of the herald Henry St George (1581โ1644).
Life
He was born in July 1625 in St Andrew's parish, Hertford, the third-born but second-surviving child of Sir Henry St George and Mary Dayrell. He had an older brother named Thomas, and at least one younger brother, Richard, and a at least one younger sister, Frances.
Nothing is known of his life prior to 1660. He was appointed
He succeeded William Dugdale as Norroy King of Arms in 1677 and was knighted. He worked closely with Dugdale, for whom he acted as deputy when the latter was in Warwickshire.[1] He was promoted to be Clarenceux King of Arms in 1680, after the death of Edward Bysshe. St George was displaced as Dugdale's deputy by John Dugdale during the final years of the elder Dugdale's life. This led to a quarrel between the St George brothers and the Dugdale father and son.[2]
St George was responsible for the visitation of twelve
He married Elizabeth Wingfield (d. 1704), but had no children. He died at the College of Arms on 12 August 1715 and was buried in
Arms
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References
- ^ Jan Broadway, William Dugdale (2011), pp. 180, 182.
- ^ Broadway, William Dugdale, p. 198.
- ^ Noble, Mark (1804). A History of the College of Arms. London. p. 354.
- ^ Godfrey, Walter H.; Wagner, Anthony (1963). "Garter King of Arms". The College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street. Survey of London Monograph. Vol. 16. London: Survey of London. pp. 50โ51 – via British History Online.